Islam's "Human Rights"

No intelligent government should impair the right of free speech to placate people who falsely claim they are victims when often they are, in fact, aggressors.

To the 57 members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, however, all human rights must first be based on Islamic religious law, Sharia: whatever is inside Sharia is a human right, whatever is outside Sharia is not a human right.

Therefore, slavery or having sex with children or beating one's wife, or calling rapes that do not have four witnesses adultery the punishment for which is death, or a woman officially having half the worth of a man, are all "human rights."

Soft jihad includes rewriting history as with the UNESCO vote claiming that ancient Biblical monuments such as Rachel's Tomb or the Cave of the Patriarchs are Islamic, when historically Islam did not even exist until the seventh century; migration to widen Islam (hijrah), as we are seeing now in Europe and Turkish threats to flood Germany with migrants; cultural penetration such as promoting Islam in school textbooks or tailoring curricula for "political correctness"; political and educational infiltration, as well as intimidation (soft jihad with the threat of hard jihad just underneath it).

More regrettable is that these are so often done, as at UNESCO, with the help and complicity of the West.

Both hard and soft jihad are how Islam historically has been able to overrun Persia, Turkey, Greece, Southern Spain, Portugal, all of North Africa, and all of Eastern Europe. It is up to us not to let this be done to us again.

After witnessing the Islamic Republic of Iran violate human rights, adopt sharia law, persecute other religions, murder dissenters, and compel the judiciary to serve the Ministry of Intelligence, it seems clear that the worst thing that can happen to a free Western country is to allow Islamic fundamentalists to take over a government.

Most of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims pray in Arabic, even if it is not their mother tongue. The problem, however, is not in the translation; it is in the ideology.

Fifteen of the nineteen 9/11 hijackers were Saudi Arabian; two more were from the United Arab Emirates; one was from Egypt, and one from Lebanon. All were from Arabic-speaking countries.

Muslim scholars did not unite to protest the act of terrorism on 9/11. Instead, many celebrated a victory; the Quran includes passages that permit violence to expand Islam.

Arabic-speaking Muslim countries are not alone in supporting terrorism. According to the U.S. Department of State, the Islamic Republic of Iran is still the leading state sponsor of terrorism. Iran also recently announced that it will continue to support terrorism, including the terrorist groups Hizballah ["The Party of Allah"] and Hamas.

Iran still supports the death fatwa issued against a European, the British novelist Salman Rushdie, for The Satanic Verses -- a novel -- issued by the long-dead Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989. Last year the bounty on his head was raised another $600,000 to almost $4 million.

Until his death earlier this year, Ayatollah Vaez-Tabasi, a leading Shia cleric in Iran, who presided over the Imam Reza shrine that draws as many annual visitors as Mecca, called for "perpetual holy war."

Muhammad's Practices Clash with the Humanistic Values of Western Civilization

Fundamentalists view Muhammad as the perfect man. Yet Muhammad led violent followers who raped, enslaved war captives, and murdered unbelievers as part of Islam's program to expand. Today that behavior is emulated by Islamic terrorists in Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Mauritania, Nigeria, to name just a few.

Muhammad had several wives, including a slave given to him as a gift. When he was in his fifties, he asked for a friend's six-year-old daughter and consummated the so-called marriage when the child was nine. Although Muhammad criticized corrupt customs of his Arab contemporaries, he had sex with a girl who was too young to be capable of consent; in the West we call this statutory rape. (Sahih Bukhari volume 5, book 58, number 234)

Referring to Muhammad's life, fundamentalists allow forced marriages of female children in countries including Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, some Gulf States, and Iran.

If fundamentalist Muslim leaders do not understand how flawed this ideology appears to the West, their incomprehension may spring from a fundamentally different view of human rights: To the West, these values are embodied in the Enlightenment -- such as individual freedoms, freedom of thought, disinterested enquiry -- and in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – that all people, regardless of race religion or gender, have the right to life, liberty personal security, and freedom from slavery torture, and degrading treatment.

To the 57 members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, all human rights must first be based on Islamic religious law, Sharia: whatever is inside Sharia is a human right, whatever is outside Sharia is not a human right. Pictured above: The 2016 OIC Summit in Istanbul, Turkey. (Image source: Al Jazeera video screenshot)

Therefore, slavery or having sex with children or beating one's wife, or calling rapes that do not have four witnesses adultery the punishment for which is death, or a woman officially having half the worth of a man, are all "human rights."

In 2005, after the Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard drew a cartoon mildly satirizing Muhammad as an assignment for a newspaper, many Muslim clerics cried blasphemy and called for his death. These included a Pakistani cleric who offered a one million dollar reward to anyone who would murder the Dane. Thousands of Muslims protested. In 2010, an axe-wielding Muslim assailant attacked Westergaard in his home; fortunately, Westergaard was able to escape to a secure room.

Western governments should stand resolute against those who would blackmail us into giving up our freedoms. No intelligent government should impair the right of free speech to placate people who falsely claim they are victims when often they are, in fact, aggressors.

Reformist Muslims and the Credibility Crisis

Most of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims may not countenance violence and human rights violations, but the fact remains that fundamentalists are not a fringe group; they occupy senior positions in the Muslim clerical hierarchy. There are tens of millions (or more) of them, and each seems to believe that his interpretation of Islam is the only correct one. Of this group, it is estimated that hundreds of thousands are jihadis willing to engage in active violence.

Many Reformist Muslims claim they are being unfairly lumped into this extremist crew, but if they are claiming a schism, many they often have not been clear about it.

When Martin Luther, a Catholic priest and a theology professor, repudiated two core teachings of the Catholic Church, he acknowledged that, by definition, he was no longer Catholic. He was part of the Protestant Reformation, and his followers are called Lutherans.

Reformist Muslims still call themselves Muslims, but there can never be a Quran 2.0. Every word in the Quran is believed to be the word of Allah, similar to the Ten Commandments as the direct word of God; no one is able to say that Allah did not mean what Allah reportedly said. Interpretations, however do differ and since 1948 have apparently caused the deaths of 11,000,000 Muslims at the hands of other Muslims.

So one can imagine what might be in store for non-Muslims.

Islam, moreover, seems to have been has been set up to spread it both by violence, "hard jihad," and "soft jihad. " Hard jihad includes terrorism, murder and attempted murder. Soft jihad includes rewriting history as with the UNESCO vote claiming that ancient Biblical monuments such as Rachel's Tomb or the Cave of the Patriarchs are Islamic, when historically Islam did not even exist until the seventh century; migration to widen Islam (hijrah), as we are seeing now in Europe and Turkish threats to flood Germany with migrants; cultural penetration such as promoting Islam in school textbooks or tailoring curricula for "political correctness"; political and educational infiltration, as well as intimidation (soft jihad with the threat of hard jihad just underneath it).

More regrettable is that these are so often done, as at UNESCO, with the help and complicity of the West.

Both hard and soft jihad are how Islam historically has been able to overrun Persia, Turkey, Greece, Southern Spain, Portugal, all of North Africa, and all of Eastern Europe. It is up to us not to let this be done to us again.

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24 Reader Comments

Vincent Fisher • Nov 25, 2016 at 20:26

"More regrettable is that these are so often done, as at UNESCO, with the help and complicity of the West."Isn't this help caused by leftists/socialists who have their own political and society changing goals? Obama and Angela Merkel, for example, are cut from the same cloth and both are willing to risk the cultures of their countries in order to create a world of no borders, no race, no economic differences, i.e. a world in which all are equal.The Prophet was a man of a medieval world, and power in this world, not an utopian afterlife, was what he was after. I do give credit to the Prophet in that he understood humans while Karl Marx did not. Communism proved to be a dead end street and the countries dabbling with socialism will encounter the same fact. Islam does require people to follow and not think as was practiced in communist countries. But Islam requires a faith in an eternal God who requires action from believers with rewards given out in heaven/paradise. Defeat of Islam will only be achieved by citizens of countries who are allowed to express themselves and to think freely.

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Paul from London • Nov 8, 2016 at 09:07

Islam is a violent supremacist political ideology dressed up as a religion. It is far worse than Nazism and in almost 1400 years since its invention has been almost certainly been responsible for genocide in every country it has conquered. But of course no one was keeping any records in those days - it was only during the Armenian Genocide that numbers started to be counted (and then by the few survivors), but we are unlikely to ever know the true total of the murdered Armenian Christians as the Muslims were not themselves keeping records and even now deny the genocide even happened. And these are supposedly the 'secular' 'moderate' 'democratic' Muslims who now occupy Turkey.

There may be peaceful, tolerant, enlightened Muslims, and many may behave as if they are, but how could anyone in good faith claim to believe that every word in the Koran is the unalterable word of their god and still view themselves as being 'peaceful', 'moderate' and 'tolerant'? All you have to do is to read the Koran to discover just how extreme, violent and perverted this belief-system really is. Calling Islam a 'religion' is an insult to all those religions whose followers worship a loving deity with values of tolerance, acceptance and compassion. These values do not exist in Islam except as a tactic of deception pending the final phase of jihad which is total and violent, uncompromising domination. Then the slaughter of infidels will begin again, just as it has so many times over the past 1400 years. When will our liberal elites learn from the lesson of history?

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Liseyas • Nov 6, 2016 at 14:19

I am from Ethiopia and I know how dangerous these groups are and I know what damage they can cause if we don't act on time. They were 10% of the population in 1960, now they are 60% percent. The Saudi Arabia using Islam for systematicall invasion for Arab domination.

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bolt • Nov 6, 2016 at 06:32

When the Cologne sexual attacks on young women and girls by a Muslim mob occurred last New Year's Eve, I asked 3 questions:

1. Where were the police?2. Where were the men?3. Where were the parents?

I have since learned that the police either stood by and simply watched or they arrested Sikh men who tried to intervene.

I have since learned that the men of Germany are leaving by the millions to a place where Western Civilization is still recognizable. Only Sikh men, who have had centuries of experience, strife and turmoil dealing with Muslim thugs were the only real men to be found, and the police arrested them and not the criminals.

I have also learned that EU courts have prosecuted those who tell truth about Islam on the proscription against "hate speech." You see, "truth" is not an absolute defense to anything in the EU.

Who could have come up with such a preposterous idea that the acknowledged (by everyone except Muslim imams) advances of Western Civilization should be left to the care of a theocratic oligarchy totally inimical to Western ideas, ideals and principles?

The answer--the intellectuals and career politicians who have to do something to justify their existence. But they simply did not think past their snot-filled nares when they ordered the invasion of Muslims. And soon, those very Muslims, so peaceful in their projecting and deflecting and outright taqqiya, will come for those same intellectuals and career politicians and, yes, the judges, because they are not Sharia compliant.

So where will you go when they come for you?

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Anson E. Long • Nov 6, 2016 at 04:52

"There are tens of millions (or more) of them, and each seems to believe that his interpretation of Islam is the only correct one."

Well, there's a partial solution: If they all fought against each other, fewer would trouble the world.

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Claude Cavanaugh • Nov 6, 2016 at 03:07

I am relieved to read your newsletter because I was beginning to feel as thought the rest of the kafir world was ignoring what is going on.

More information is available at www.politicalislam.comDr Warner has worked exhaustively to spread the truth about islam.

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Silent • Nov 5, 2016 at 23:20

When I read this article it felt like everybody is walking in slow motion walking backwards. To be proactive is a dirty word. The general population is afraid to wear a hat that states they are racist. They would rather remain in the closet where they can feel safe and are doing the politically correct thing.

By the time they come out of the closet it will be too late. They will not recognize the world that surrounds them. People are walking around with blinders on and with ear plugs stuffed into their ears.

What amazes me is the attitude of the politicians and the elite educated morons who you would think should know better. They are selling us down the drain so we have to ask "what's in it for them"? How can they turn their back on their loved ones.

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Ariel Silent • Nov 7, 2016 at 00:42

How can they turn their backs on their loved ones? Because they love money and power more.

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Ariel • Nov 5, 2016 at 23:09

I've come to the conclusion that after studying the WikiLeaks emails from John Podesta and Hillary Clinton that some politicians and elites would sell out their own country to the Muslims as long as they are getting huge sums of money from them, i.e. 'paid' = 'made' in the Mafia sense. Are Saudi Arabia and other rich Muslim countries supporting people like Angela Merkel to help them with Muslim expansion and takeover of Europe? Is Angela Merkel the Hillary Clinton of Germany?

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Geoff Mizel • Nov 5, 2016 at 15:10

In 1979, the HOSTAGE crisis began. President Carter did NOTHING. To the Islamic mind that easily translates into WEAKNESS. With the election of Ronald Reagan, the hostages were released but Pandora's Box of mischief was opened. For nearly 3 decades, the Islamo-Fascists have been given a "free" pass to provoke, destroy and kill. The West but for a few has shown a complete ignorance if not STUPIDITY in dealing with fantastical Islam.

The West attacks or better stated hides from the onslaught of world domination by the Theocratic Jahad marching Islamo-Fascist desire to serve the Caliphate. Strength is not viewed from diplomacy but, rather, the iron fist forbthe Islamo-Fascist.

Talk just emboldens the Islamo-Fascist. They are no weaker in 2016 then they were in 1979. One terrorist attack after another. Iran makes a deal that will get them the nuclear bomb and nearly daily berates the United States which does nothing. The USA pays bribes thinking that shows good faith. The result is more terror and demeaning words. The Islam-Fascist has NO respect toward America because under the leadership of President Obama, he and his administration have no respect for their own country.

Enemies of America have become pseudo-Allies to be trusted and worked with on a level playing field. But friends are thrown under the bus, discarded like spoiled food.

Boundaries of conduct have been blurred. Threats are ignored. Rules are bent. Amercia constantly under President Obama professes the harm and mistakes it has made. The Islamo-Fascists ONLY see this contrition as weakness and then they ratchet up the terror, their words of hate become more emboldened and the destruction and killing escalate.

There seems to be a disease that effects a Leftist including Barak Obama. They are completely ignorant of History and the lessons it can offer. Their world view starts in the moment and, therefore, their actions are just repeats of pass errors.

Albert Einstein best described this far too often behavior when he stated engaging in the same behavior over and over again, each time expecting a different result but each and every time getting the exact same result. That is INSANE.

The INSANITY costs multi-millions if not BILLIONS of dollars of damage and more importantly, lives to be lost. Yet, in the Utopian vision of a Leftist this seems to be acceptable price to pay for the attainment of Paradise on Earth.

The irony is that both the Islamic-Fascist and the IDEOLOGICAL Leftist are seeking the same ENDS just using different MEANS.

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Jaideep Mookherjee • Nov 5, 2016 at 15:10

ISLAM, no matter whether it is soft or hard, moderate or extremist, is a threat to the civilized pluralist democracies. An excellent reference can be the writings of Ali Sina, an Iranian ex-Muslim living in Canada. The people who commit rape, arson and murder are by no means misguided. Muslims who do not harm non-Muslims are not so well read in the Qura'an or Hadith. Islam means submission to the will of Allah. Jihad means terrorising the people of other faiths to coerce them to accept Islam. So nobody should believe that criminals or terrorists have no religion. A Muslim commits a crime against a non-Muslim as he/she is convinced of getting an access to Paradise.

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Carl Goldberg • Nov 5, 2016 at 14:59

The article is good, but it could be much better.

First of all, the Moslem world's answer to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights should definitely have been mentioned and discussed in more detail. I am referring to The Cairo Declaration of Human Rights in Islam which, as the article points out, makes all human rights dependent on Sharia law. Anyone can Google the Cairo Declaration.

Second, the article talks about "reformist" Muslims and compares them to Martin Luther's "reformation". As the article says, Martin Luther's Protestant Reformation was really a break from the Catholic Church. It was, in fact, a return to the sacred texts of Christianity. In Islam, the situation is totally different because there is no overriding hierarchy to break away from, and the Islamic texts themselves are the problem with Islam. There can be no reform of the Koran or the Sunnah, and so the Islamic "reformists" are only kidding themselves and the ignorant non-Moslem public. If there is a reform in the world of Islam that parallels the Protestant Reformation, it has already taken place. That is the widespread return to the sacred texts of Islam -- including jihad in all its forms. That is what is called the Islamic awakening.

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geoffrey ben-nathan • Nov 5, 2016 at 14:45

The sooner Western Governments, Western Commentators, and people in general, get it into their heads that, when it comes to much Islamic behaviour, not all, they are dealing with Muslim world-imperialism - the better.

In its mildest form, it is seeking surreptitiously to introduce Islam through the back door into the British education system (Birmingham schools); in its worst manifestation, it is ISIS or Hamas type Islamo-Fascism.

Wake up everybody and get with it ! Stop pussy-footing !

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Alan Haywood • Nov 5, 2016 at 14:13

Putin is reported as having stated that if Islam attacks Russia, not one Muslim will be alive within 24 hours...or something to that effect. ONLY Putin it seems understands the true dangers of allowing this ideology to proliferate. IMO, a war is only just around the corner. The heads of ALL the snakes must be severed, and the sooner the better

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Ben Dover Alan Haywood • Nov 7, 2016 at 07:04

Yes, and this is part of the reason that the West, Obama in particular, is vilifying Putin and Russia in general. Putin will not go along with the EU and Obama project of Islamisation of the World. Putin might not be everyone's idea of the most democratic leader but the Russians seem to think highly of him and he does seem to always serve Russia's interests. Having been to Russia I can say that the people I met seem relaxed and happy with Putin. There is no political correctness, everyone can say whatever they want to say. It is not a good idea to criticise Putin because he is popular but as far as I could see people are free to do so. The small towns and rural areas are considerably poorer than the big cities, Petersburg in particular seems to be very affluent. Yet I travelled buses, tube and train with no trouble and people are helpful and interested in talking, although relatively few speak English, except the younger people who seem to have a good working knowledge. By and large Russia seemed to be a good, quite free country. Obviously one has to live there for more than a few months to get to see the core of the country but I really do not think that Russia is our enemy. They could have been allies had they been handled correctly. Russia has normally distrusted the West,except during some brief periods. Now we seem to be giving them reason to do so. PS. Russian girls are lovely.

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Charles Martel • Nov 5, 2016 at 13:29

Only a few "apostate" sects of Islam deny the complete and utter literal truth of the Koran. It is forbidden to question or query it as it is considered apostasy. The Shia and the Sunni have some variation in the ahadith. But neither sect would disagree with Muhammad or Allah. Are most Muslims 'peaceful"? Various studies have shown that extremely large percentages do in fact support Islamic doctrine in it's entirety. Why is this a surprise? Muslims are never going to accept the teaching of Western "experts" about their religion when they can go to their own imams. Personally I am sick of being told that most Muslims are peaceful. Firstly very little evidence to prove that is forthcoming and soundly so what? They should be peaceful, like everyone else. Why do Muslims get a pat on the head for doing what every civilised person should do, behave peacefully and rationally.If most Muslims are moderate, who is attacking and killing and persecuting all the Christians and Jews in Islamic countries? Where do these vast baying mobs come from if not "ordinary " Muslims? Perhaps most Muslims are not peaceful after all.

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Mahavir Jain Charles Martel • Nov 8, 2016 at 07:54

Not at all. I fully agree with author. Look at places where they are in comparatively larger numbers (not majority - you will find violence, unrest, especially against 'Kafirs' and even amongst themselves. Most troubled regions in the world are Islamist. Look at Kasmir, India. Please go through the basic tenets - you will get the answers.

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Charles Martel Mahavir Jain • Nov 8, 2016 at 17:45

I am not sure you have understood the content of my post. Are we in disagreement about Islamic violence? I am not sure what you are saying to me.

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jeb • Nov 5, 2016 at 13:05

The regrettable aspect of this argument is how modern liberals aka socialists seem perfectly willing to accept Islam's interpretation of Christianity and Judaism. I found one website that argued the rights of an Episcopal Priest to preach at her church on Sunday and then go the Mosque and worship Allah. The website reduced the argument in such a manner as to make Christianity submissive to Islam just to make the beliefs compatible. I would argue they are not. The entire Gospel has to be disposed of except those parts that vet socialist ideals.

However, no matter how offensive or wrong I think the Priest is that does not give me the right to take hostile action. In fact, attacking non-believers is criticized by the Apostle Paul who argued the worlds matters, marginal Christianity included in that it is not Christianity at all unless it is formed so as not to offend Islam, is not my concern. I am to put my efforts into making the church a better place one in which my spirit finds peace with fellow members.

The marginal Christian threat is not a theological argument, it is the direct assault Islam and its willing socialist liberal agents pose to Christian believers. if you believe Jesus died on the cross, was buried rose again and ascended into heaven and is divine you are a criminal in many socialist and Islamic states.

The heretical Priest might consider this belief in Jesus myth, or fanciful story telling, does she believe the "Prophet" got the Koran from an angel in a cave? She has tossed out the New Testament for such beyond the miraculous thinking but not the Koran?

Her theology in my opinion is hostile nonsense. The difference being, I respect her right to preach it to who ever wants to listen. Where I draw the line is when my tolerance is used to subvert my freedom. Which is exactly what the OIC proposes using different organs of the UN to impose censorship of Christian beliefs.

Their assault on freedom of speech, tried once in the UNHRC, an OIC controlled organ, they attempted to issue a Resolution making the statement of my beliefs illegal and punishable under international law, which they insist must be sharia blasphemy laws. Thousands of Christians are already experiencing the effects of genocide in Iraq and Syria and further experience what can only be defined as crimes against humanity as a result of the Ummas beliefs.

It is pretty clear that radical Islamist are a threat to both Christians and Muslims, Socialists and capitalists, what is obfuscated is the actions generated across the Umma as expressions of sharia, blasphemy laws. Liberals miss that point. President Obama often suspected of being Muslim claimed to be a Christian, but his Christianity is ill defined and often appears to be submissive to Islam in the same way the liberal Episcopalian Priest is.

The common denominator is an obsession to create a one dimensional world and imagine that merits peace. What is happening in Syria today is only one aspect of this peace. It was advocated by Sander's socialism, the Green party candidate who blames everything wrong in the world on America and our current President.

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Harold Godwinson. jeb • Nov 7, 2016 at 15:32

This "priest" of your narrative is an apostate Christian apparently trying to worship God and a false god, Allah. Of course this person is totally confused or deliberately subversive. She should not be allowed, however, to be a priest in an official church of Jesus Christ. She is a corrupting influence, a wolf in the sheep fold. If she wants to preach this nonsense she must not be allowed to use the Episcopalian church to do so; she should form her own "church" I wonder how many people would be attracted her church. Judging by the state of modern day Christianity possibly quite a few.

I really think that it is time to jettison the idea of a "moderate" Islam. It is wrong and had no basis in fact. Even Muslims don't agree that there are "moderate"Muslims. Islam is just Islam. The Western politicians are trying to rewrite Islam because Islam frightens the life out of them and they are still desperately trying to hoodwink the people into believing that Islam is just a variation of Christianity. Of course it isn't and more people are realizing this,realizing that they have been lied o consistently.

The Establishment churches, the leftists and the useful, idiots have all joined forces to facilitate Islam in the West. They are all signing their own death warrant.

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Michael Waugh • Nov 5, 2016 at 12:03

These people have plenty of space in their countries to practice their barbaric violence against the innocent. We in the civilised West cannot do much about that. However we need to use every method that we have available to maintain our decent lives free of the ignorant hordes. Peaceable Muslims are welcome in our countries but what are they breeding ? How much do they know about illegal violent terrorists ? Germany and Sweden are horrifying and must be a lesson to us all. Seems France has much to learn.

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Dean • Nov 5, 2016 at 10:49

The soft jihad is pernicious and now ubiquitous. It is the facile acceptance of the soft jihad which puzzles me as a citizen of Canada. It is the willingness of the United Church and many universities to accept BDS, to honor women BECAUSE they wear hijabs (symbols of oppression), to accept sharia (the Province of Ontario under the Liberals almost implemented Sharia before they pulled back from the brink), the endless visits by PM Justin Trudeau to mosques (some are indeed radical mosques that are staunch advocates for wife beating), the suppression of free speech when it contains a scintilla of criticism of Islam, etc., etc.

How stupid can people in the West be? How stupid can synagogues that sponsor unchecked "Syrians" be when the same synagogues refrain from even supporting their own students and sons/daughters in universities who are facing growing anger and violence against anything Israeli and Jewish?

How insane can the politicians and churches be when they refuse to acknowledge the roots of their faith and willingly and enthusiastically support Islamists who deny them their history, their religious antecedents and their lives?

We need to remind media, academe, religious institutions and all others of the dangers ... and this article among all others on Gatestone do a fine job...hope that they get wide exposure.

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Juanita Skelton • Nov 5, 2016 at 08:17

Truth "shouts" and shames those of us who live G-dly lives and know how freedom is the cornerstone that supports the creation of civilized, healthy, humane, lively, and thriving cultures everywhere.We must keep these words of exposition alive. Keep exposing these hypocrisies Gatestone. You are waging a "jihad" of words that display this very dangerous infiltration into western "enlightened" democracies. It is the slog work that you have refined with hard data.
Keep it eloquent and you may just open some eyes.

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Pierre Pendre • Nov 5, 2016 at 06:42

Western liberalism's primary impulse is to seek compromise with its external opponents. Liberals can confront each other which is why there were two 20th century world wars but they are congenitally incapable of confronting a foe like Islam or even of identifying Islam as a foe. Liberalism treats other cultures not as threats but as interlocuteurs which can be reasoned with in search of grounds for coexistence. Liberalisms two greatest enemies, communism and Islam, are or were dedicated to total victory. Communism collapsed only because it became economically unsustainable (the ideology itself is only dormant), not because it lost to liberalism.

The West cannot inflict economic defeat on Islam because it is a moral force immune to material privation. This strength has given Islam the power to gain ground inexorably in Europe and it will continue to do so because liberalism has no way of preventing it other than by abandoning liberal principles which no one is prepared to do. Sharia will establish itself in Europe because millions of Muslims have become full citizens of European countries and will demand that their cultural specificity be respected as of right.

As citizens with the same rights as native Europeans, they will cite human rights and the tenets of multiculturalism as the basis for the incorporation of sharia into EU common law. This is already tacitly accepted. EU countries turn a blind eye to polygamy, FGM, sex crimes committed by Muslim men and even honour killings. The time to try and stop these practices has long since been bypassed by the sheer weight of Muslim immigration. Europe's political leadership has long accepted this which is why it barely goes through the motions of trying to stop the flow of immigration and goes to such lengths to protect Muslims from criticism. Their electorates are only now grasping this fact. But no matter how angry they are at their betrayal by their governments, Europeans as individuals are still liberals which is why in the end they will surrender to Islam because they cannot do otherwise.